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Comment by pyrannor2012

A summonable companion available for purchase here in the Official Blizzard Store for only $10 USD. Of note is that in 2009, this companion alone helped to raise over $1.1 million for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and while the charity window has closed, his adorable Kung-Fu animations alone still make him completely worth the purchase.

Comment by Zombette

Expect a lot of people buying them before MoP comes.

Comment by groovz

If you have the pet targeted and type /bow The Pandaren Monk will bow at you!

Comment by Aaro

For PvE or PvP Pet Battles, this guy is excellent, possessing balanced stats and strong attacks. Fury of 1000 Fists is a devastatingly hard-hitting move, especially when combined with Focus Chi. But like many hard-hitting high-cooldown moves, this has a chance at missing if your opponent is the same or a higher level - and the stun has an even lesser chance of hitting. Because of this, in low-level PvP you'll notice some players will fight a random battle utilizing this chap as the highest level member of their team - Fury practically becomes a guaranteed hit, and likely a 1-hit KO. The stun is guaranteed if a pet has already invoked Darkness, which Blinds all pets on the field.

But, hey, even at similar levels, he's still a force to be reckoned with. Despite Fury of 1k Fists being somewhat unreliable, it's pretty devastating when it hits, especially in combination with Focus Chi; and when the stun is effective, Takedown hits for double. Regarding Takedown... prior to the update, it did the same amount of damage as Jab, but now it does slightly less - I'd advise you take it anyway. Blackout Kick, the 100%-stun no-damage alternative to Fury, I've found to be far less effective due to the high 5 Turn CD.

I recommend you use Focus Chi *only* in conjunction with Fury of 1k Fists. The reason for this is that, while getting double damage is fun on basic moves like Takedown and Jab, it's not so fun when they miss and you've wasted two turns - and because Fury has such a large CD, it makes sense to save it for the special hard-hitter. The alternative to Focus Chi is the defense-oriented Staggered Steps, which, while having a fairly short run-time, helps prevent any serious nukes from hitting too hard. But my personal play-style for this guy is offensive. Incredible against Dragons, but avoid Beasts - ALL of these moves are Humanoid, so he won't hold up very long against them.

Comment by Kuryente

Using this pet is like picking Mewtwo as a starting Pokemon. Yes I said it, this guy is overpowered!